Texas Border Business
PHARR – Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Junior, Yulissa Ibarra, recently earned 1st place in the Advanced Interview Skills category of the Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Competition held March 7 in Dallas. Ibarra will be representing PSJA ISD at the National BPA competition later this year in California.
BPA is the premier CTSO (Career and Technical Student Organization) for students pursuing careers in business management, information technology, finance, office administration, and other related career fields. With 45,000 members in over 1,800 chapters across 25 states and Puerto Rico, BPA is a co-curricular organization that supports business and information technology educators by offering co-curricular exercises based on national standards.
Ibarra attends PSJA Sonia Sotomayor Early College High School, a special purpose campus committed to ensuring young mothers continue and complete their education. She will be earning a Recruiter Assistant Certificate this May and plans to graduate with an Associate Degree in Human Resources Management from South Texas College in May 2020.
In addition to Ibarra, a total of 34 PSJA ISD high school students from across the district competed at the BPA State Competition. The following students also placed in their respective categories.
4th place in Information Tech Concepts
Joshua Reyestan – PSJA T. Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School
8th place in Intermediate Processing Skills
Karely Solis – PSJA Ballew Early College High School
11th place in Fundamental Desktop Publishing
Karina Solis – PSJA Ballew Early College High School
11th place in Medical Office Procedures
Braulio Hernandez – PSJA Ballew Early College High School
13th place in Fundamental Word Processing
Alondra Elizondo – PSJA Ballew Early College High School
Congratulations to all students and their sponsors!
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